Exactly a year ago, in Ellesburg, Washington, Macey Dunn and Reagan Perez had their lives upended. The Central Washington University rugby team they played for had been eliminated by university administration without any notice. They both transferred to Quinnipiac for a fresh start. Two weeks ago, gathered with their teammates in a conference room in…
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Inside the divide of a university and its town Quinnipiac University and the town of Hamden share more than just a border. With thousands of students entering the area each year, the relationship between the university and the surrounding community plays a significant role in shaping both campus life and the town itself. As Quinnipiac…
At Quinnipiac University The Office of Inclusive Excellence does not feel like a political battlefield. Inside, free snacks and relaxing music create a stillness that invites visitors to exhale. In the high-stress ecosystem of a modern university, critics often misunderstand the work within these walls as a political project. However, the labor in Hamden looks…
If you’re an American and had any dial on these past Winter Olympic Games, then you saw what was going on with our hockey teams. According to the Seton Hall Sports Poll, twice as many people were geared up to watch the Olympics in Milan than in Beijing. Ice hockey was the sport with the…
They say “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” That is the statement that reigns true for Prince’s Hot Chicken in Nashville, Tennessee, the original home of hot chicken. Hot chicken has become a phenomenon in the United States, and is popular for its taste and mysterious beginnings. “It’s a really funny story actually…the…
Quinnipiac University is an ever-changing campus, with each passing year it seems like the school takes on a new construction project. The Quinnipiac of ten years ago would be almost unrecognizable today. Mount Carmel Campus is constantly developing into something new, whether that change is positive or negative is up for debate. It’s a give and…
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Blue light cameras on campus
You see them all around college campuses. But how do the blue light emergency systems really work? And are they needed at all? Gabrielle Vilas-Boas reports.
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More than a slice
Disclaimer: This story discusses the topic of suicide It’s lunchtime on a Thursday in mid-February at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. Most students are busy hustling to class, bundled up to withstand the frigid Connecticut winter temperatures. But inside an empty classroom on the Mount Carmel campus, people are gathering for an occasion with a…
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The inequality of women’s sports
This podcast about sports is an exploration of the history and the perception about women’s sports and asks the question: why don’t female athletes get paid or treated the same in certain sports leagues? Through interviews from professional female athletes from both the United States and abroad, hear about how women’s sports is actively changing…
This past summer, on any given morning at Quinnipiac University, the weight room buzzes with energy. Plates clang, music echoes and somewhere in the middle of it all, two players, one former and one current, pushing each other to their breaking point. They are Kelly Babstock, a program legend turned professional veteran, and Kahlen Lamarche,…